Written answers
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Community Employment Schemes
8:00 pm
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons engaged in community employment programmes on a county basis in 2008 and 2009; the number of persons engaged in jobs initiatives programmes on a county basis in 2008 and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3304/10]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The following tables contain details of the number of persons engaged in Community Employment and Job Initiative on a county basis for the years 2008 and 2009.
| Community Employment Places (Inc. Supervisors) | ||
| County | At Year End 2008 | At Year End 2009 |
| Carlow | 325 | 322 |
| Cavan | 224 | 225 |
| Clare | 573 | 574 |
| Cork | 2,125 | 2,140 |
| Donegal | 1,145 | 1,120 |
| Dublin | 6,001 | 6,428 |
| Galway | 1,447 | 1,451 |
| Kerry | 973 | 959 |
| Kildare | 628 | 661 |
| Kilkenny | 401 | 404 |
| Laois | 310 | 299 |
| Leitrim | 149 | 151 |
| Limerick | 1,221 | 1,246 |
| Longford | 301 | 301 |
| Louth | 754 | 793 |
| Mayo | 800 | 778 |
| Meath | 422 | 440 |
| Monaghan | 354 | 360 |
| Offaly | 373 | 364 |
| Roscommon | 300 | 322 |
| Sligo | 415 | 403 |
| Tipperary | 1,130 | 1,186 |
| Waterford | 557 | 580 |
| Westmeath | 511 | 542 |
| Wexford | 794 | 819 |
| Wicklow | 663 | 644 |
| Totals | 22,896 | 23,512 |
The budgeted figure for CE places for 2009 is 22,780. There can be routine fluctuations on this number during the year.
| Job Initiative Places (Inc. Team Leaders) | ||
| County | At Year End 2008 | At Year End 2009 |
| Carlow | 21 | 21 |
| Cavan | 28 | 27 |
| Clare | 66 | 62 |
| Cork | 89 | 82 |
| Donegal | 57 | 56 |
| Dublin | 633 | 601 |
| Galway | 54 | 50 |
| Kildare | 23 | 22 |
| Leitrim | 19 | 19 |
| Limerick | 160 | 164 |
| Louth | 79 | 78 |
| Mayo | 20 | 20 |
| Monaghan | 57 | 54 |
| Offaly | 37 | 36 |
| Sligo | 8 | 8 |
| Tipperary | 29 | 25 |
| Waterford | 22 | 20 |
| Westmeath | 41 | 40 |
| Wexford | 9 | 10 |
| Wicklow | 12 | 12 |
| Totals | 1,464 | 1,407 |
N.B. No recruitment onto JI since November 2004.
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